Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church

Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church (HM1760)

Location: Galveston, TX 77550 Galveston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 18.039', W 94° 47.337'

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Trustees of the Methodist Church purchased this lot in 1848 as a worship site for Black slaves. Meetings were held outdoors until a building was erected in 1863. At the end of the Civil War (1865), ownership of the property was transferred to the recently-freed Blacks, who organized the First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Texas. It was later named in honor of the Rev. Houston Reedy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who served as the first pastor. The church survived several natural disasters, beginning in 1875, when the sanctuary was damaged in a storm. It was destroyed in 1885 by a fire that burned a large area of the city. Finished in 1887, the present structure was restored after the destructive hurricane of 1900 and repaired again in 1947 and 1957.

More than 30 ministers have served the congregation including the Rev. J.E. Edwards, the Rev. Josiah Armstrong, the Rev. M.D. Moody, The Rev. W.R. Beamer, the Rev Louis H. Reynolds, the Rev. A.I. Henley, the Rev. R.C. Walker, the Rev. Erford Barker, the Rev. C.B. Bryant, and The Rev. Sylvester I. Green. Many of Galveston's prominent Black citizens have been members of Reedy Chapel A.M.E. Church. Today the fellowship includes several descendants of the original founders.
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HM NumberHM1760
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Year Placed1975
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 2:06pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15R E 326248 N 3242623
Decimal Degrees29.30065000, -94.78895000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 18.039', W 94° 47.337'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 18' 2.34" N, 94° 47' 20.22" W
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Area Code(s)409, 281
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2013 Broadway Avenue J, Galveston TX 77550, US
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